Orcas spotted swimming in Seattle’s Elliott Bay
A welcome sight Thursday morning: Orcas in the Puget Sound. Experts say there’s one distinct thing people should know about ...
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Celebrating Washington's indispensable wetlands
World Wetlands Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the vital role wetlands play in sustaining life. Throughout the ...
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Research illuminates growing extinction threat for southern resident orcas
The endangered southern resident killer whales that visit Puget Sound were listed for protection under the federal Endangered ...
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Residents outraged after vandalism wreaks havoc on local economy: 'Their actions are now hurting people's quality of life'
"It’s incalculable." Residents outraged after vandalism wreaks havoc on local economy: 'Their actions are now hurting ...
They look like whips and can grow up to a foot a day. Will Tacoma’s bull kelp go legit?
Bull kelp provides food and shelter for salmon, Southern Resident orcas, sunflower stars, pinto abalone, rockfish, harbor ...
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UOG's Donaldson co-authors paper on fish that communicate with sound
University of Guam professor of ichthyology Terry Donaldson, Ph.D., has recently co-authored a paper on a fish that communicates ... that no two species make the same exact sound, even though ...
How Tahlequah and her dead calf tell the story of climate change
The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast web of ecosystems and ...
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2025 North of Falcon Puget Sound Commercial Fisheries
To view or submit public comments on this current proposal, please visit 2025 NOF Puget Sound commercial fishing public engagement page. You may also submit a comment via email to ...
Washington is the first place in the world to remove and ban this fish farming practice
This makes Washington state the first place in the world to successfully implement a ban on all new commercial net pens, and ...
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Washington state makes history: First in the world to permanently ban commercial net pens to protect wild salmon, Orcas and Puget Sound ecosystems
executive director of Wild Fish Conservancy. “Thanks to the commitment of the public and the leadership of Tribal Nations, we have achieved something extraordinary. This victory is not just for Puget ...
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Washington is the first place in the world to remove and ban this fish farming practice
Commercial net pen aquaculture has been in the Puget Sound since the ‘60s ... Net pens are used to grow native and nonnative fish species as a food source. Following the failure of the net ...